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digbeth

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  1. the fact that you, while probably not the intended audience of such act are still mentioning this years after it has happened means it was valuable,
  2. Local cables in Pattaya are like that, Proper cables that's not some guy rebroadcasting stuff from dvd players and pirated satellite are from ISPs these days, be it AIS or True, so you'll be paying the package on top of internet access, so you'll get a box that plugs into your tv, no tuning straight from the tv remote
  3. libraries at Chula would have catalogue of past papers from students on demography, some are already digitized, recent ones would definitely have the summary in English
  4. but only after being embarrassed on social media, if they're pro-active local authorities in charge should have noticed this and fixed it of their on volition
  5. if you offload a passenger like this, don't all the check baggage needs to be re-screened just in case? I mean even retrieving just this family's checked in bags in the hold would have been impossible without re loading everyone's bag anyway, that's a raft of delay and missed connection for the rest of the day's flight for that aircraft
  6. last year they claim it was 'dry cow' syndrome now it looks like government price control makes it not profitable to sell the plain milk at the regular price, not how the expensive options like lactose free and barista formula are available normally
  7. if at the cashier's till at supermarket or whatever and it asks for a PIN, in Thailand you can usually press red and it'll skip it
  8. the red ones are well known, I had BBL card with frequent flyer program from the same airlines that got hacked 3-4 years ago, after getting replacement card from Bangkok Bank, I didn't link or save the card detail on their website and never got hacked again, it must be their payment processor that's got backdoor in
  9. There are fumigator in a plastic can/jar, you fill the jar with water and put the inner can in and it'll fog up the room
  10. If you can't fathom why 7-11 don't accept regular PromptPay QR codes, both 7-11 and True which does True Money are under the CP group
  11. it is not to prevent people transferring criminals, you can perfectly send criminals more than 50,000 of your hard earned money after you have scanned your face it is to prevent criminals from emptying 'mule' accounts that's used to received victim's money criminals would buy up accounts from people and only have online or app access that they can use to move money around to other accounts, as these accounts will get frozen after they've been reported, with the new measure, actual account owner is required for more than 50,000 transfer, so the criminals will be limited in how they can move the money around
  12. He might have been offere a 'bonded' credit card that works just like credit card with a proper credit line that shows up on your credit report, only caveat being you have to have a fixed deposit covering the credit, this deposit doesn't get deducted once you use the card, you have to make a payment every month, as little as the minimum payment, running up interest while your original amount sits in the bank untouched. In theory this is offered to those with low or no credit history, once they show a pattern of repayment and source of income, they can apply for a proper credit card, which for foreigners in thailand not working - never. bonded credit card has some benefit over debit cards, such as proper chargeback protections and other perks like points or cashback discounts and there are many situations where debit cards are not accepted, like try renting a car at airports. Question is can the 'bonded' deposit be used to satisfy retirement visa requirement? you get a fixe deposit passbook that runs interest but you can't withdraw, if you put in 400or 800,000 in and get a bonded credit card against that allowing you to use money you can't otherwise touch.
  13. last I looked the existing franchise in the area has first refusal as in, corporate wants a cut of the action, you better cough up the cost to open another branch next door or opposite, not easy if you don't own the land, otherwise they'd find someone who would or corporate would do it themself and drive you out of business. this is usually triggered after your existing store has reached a certain threshold of takins per day, 10-15 years ago it was 60-80,000 a day
  14. an analog meter might be able to see the fluctuation between the +5 and -5v of a square wave
  15. I always shop between Jib or Advice, for online things like parts that I build myself, rarely had to interact with them, same day or express 2-3 hours delivery in Bangkok from these two is very convenient If the pre-built name brand are out of stock, they can build you one to spec Invade IT for stuff I can't get anywhere else, as their price is a bit higher, if you need to speak or email someone in English, I supposed they're worth it For more mom and pop store, Compute and More, not sure about their online service but used to have a chat with them at their store in Palladium and Big corporate, I successfully order direct from Acer and Dell, never Asus
  16. The Bank's logic is sound, in the past they might have to cover loss to phone scam, so making remote access while using the app impossible, the irate customers are going to be in the minority and every time a big scam case hit the media, the mass are ready to blame the bank for facilitating the scam Unfortunately there are no Thai law protecting disabled access for people that might need screen reader to use with the website they discontinued
  17. if the car's under finance you'll need a permission from the finance company to take it abroad (not likely) otherwise the owner just take the relevant document to make that car's permit (essentially a passport for the car) thai citizens can apply for border pass without passport, but they'll be limited on where and how long can they visit
  18. even if you manage to get the app software to run, using android emulator that replicate a phone OS like bluestack, the banking app probably can detect it's being run where it shouldn't, normally they would even refuse to run when you have root mode enabled or the phone jailbroken already if the above paragraph doesn't make sense to you, just getting a sim card dongle and plugging it in your computer's not gonna work
  19. It's supposed to require card and PIN to use the deposit machine now
  20. to be fair to the Thai banking system, how many western country let you transfer directly between individual bank accounts with just mobile no or qr codes without the need for third party company or apps? and for the cost of free?
  21. What makes you think they don't ask Thais for their ID? even at automatic deposit machine you can't use without inserting your card and identifying yourself, it used to be that you can just punch in the bank account number into the machine and off you go
  22. The Piri Piri place seem to be modelled very closely from Nando, but looks like they're closing down in many place, most of their mall locations are gone now, only the tiny one in Sukhumvit Soi 17 in Bangkok where the trendy building is left I think
  23. If a business never register their product or brand in Thailand, anyone can legally register that name in the same business field no problem Recently there was an 'Al-Baik' (Saudi Copy of KFC styled fried chicken) that was famous in the middle east that appeared in Bangkok but seem to not be connected to the parent franchise unless they copy everything down to the trademark logo, then the parent company would have a case, but would they bother suing a company in country they never intend to have local presence? Western brands like Taco Bell might seem to only sprung up in the last few years but the franchisee that own the name (Yum Brands) have had the business in Thailand for a lot longer than that
  24. 4-5 years ago I used to go to Chiang Mai regularly from there, when they still used the old terminal buildings, since then the road connection has got better with the hwy 7 extensions opened, before I had to use the 331 to drive down there but after covid, many flight had not returned, like Air Asia, looks like Thai Lion Air only has one flight to Chiangmai Taxi situation to get to Pattaya hasn't improved either
  25. We had to replace the water mains in our condo, it is agreed that the main pipes to the meter comes out of the common fund, (the meter was the condo's not the water company) and anything behind the meter to the room belongs to each room's owner, as long as the work is being done any owner that wanted to can replace their pipes when the work is being done, any that didn't agree can keep their old pipe run but if they wanted to replace it a later date, they'd have to pay for the removal and fixing back of the ceiling at their own cost granted, the run was only from each floor, I don't see why if only 1 guy' power cable need replacing and the whole condo should be responsible for it
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